Here is why we should close schools now.

[Anonymous]

Sort of weird there's so much panic here but very little in real life, at least in my circles. Is it just a few doomsday posters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sort of weird there's so much panic here but very little in real life, at least in my circles. Is it just a few doomsday posters?

Yes. You can tell from the writing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one wants to have their kids at home, but think of the teachers. Many are in the older age brackets. Myself included. Many kids don’t show symptoms but are highly contagious. It’s not enough to wait and see how many get sick.

+1000

I highly doubt the schools are going to close "just in case." They will wait for something to happen first. They will not have community support if they close before even 1 student or teacher gets sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one wants to have their kids at home, but think of the teachers. Many are in the older age brackets. Myself included. Many kids don’t show symptoms but are highly contagious. It’s not enough to wait and see how many get sick.

+1000

+ 10000000000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one wants to have their kids at home, but think of the teachers. Many are in the older age brackets. Myself included. Many kids don’t show symptoms but are highly contagious. It’s not enough to wait and see how many get sick.

+1000

+ 10000000000

yes.

[Anonymous]

How long do you experts recommend schools stay closed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sort of weird there's so much panic here but very little in real life, at least in my circles. Is it just a few doomsday posters?

Well, have you been to any stores lately? People may be acting "cool" on the outside, but I guarantee they stocked up and probably cancelled spring break plans if it involves commercial flying. Every company my family and friends work in/are on the board of have restricted travel, all the private schools have issued related restrictions, as have colleges. Quite, non-panicked, action to self-protect among the 5-1%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one wants to have their kids at home, but think of the teachers. Many are in the older age brackets. Myself included. Many kids don’t show symptoms but are highly contagious. It’s not enough to wait and see how many get sick.

+1000

I highly doubt the schools are going to close "just in case." They will wait for something to happen first. They will not have community support if they close before even 1 student or teacher gets sick.

And by then it will be too late.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sort of weird there's so much panic here but very little in real life, at least in my circles. Is it just a few doomsday posters?

Well, have you been to any stores lately? People may be acting "cool" on the outside, but I guarantee they stocked up and probably cancelled spring break plans if it involves commercial flying. Every company my family and friends work in/are on the board of have restricted travel, all the private schools have issued related restrictions, as have colleges. Quite, non-panicked, action to self-protect among the 5-1%.

I don't know anyone who has cancelled spring break plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How long do you experts recommend schools stay closed?

Following up, have you and your family stopped leaving your home aside from required school/.work activities?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one wants to have their kids at home, but think of the teachers. Many are in the older age brackets. Myself included. Many kids don’t show symptoms but are highly contagious. It’s not enough to wait and see how many get sick.

+1000

I highly doubt the schools are going to close "just in case." They will wait for something to happen first. They will not have community support if they close before even 1 student or teacher gets sick.

+1

With the preliminary US mortality numbers available now, I have increasing doubts that schools will close for extended periods of time. Maybe here and there when there are confirmed cases, to deep clean.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sort of weird there's so much panic here but very little in real life, at least in my circles. Is it just a few doomsday posters?

Well, have you been to any stores lately? People may be acting "cool" on the outside, but I guarantee they stocked up and probably cancelled spring break plans if it involves commercial flying. Every company my family and friends work in/are on the board of have restricted travel, all the private schools have issued related restrictions, as have colleges. Quite, non-panicked, action to self-protect among the 5-1%.

I don't know anyone who has cancelled spring break plans.

Not that they'll tell you. They know you'll think they are nuts.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In Italy the hospitals are near the breaking point. It is spreading like wild fire. Wake up.
A first step to stem the tide of this virus is to close schools. People need to start preparing for this, and the local government needs to put a plan in place for parents who need help with food and child care.
We can?t just bury our heads in the sand.

There are so so many old people in Italy though, and they largely live at home and move around a lot. Here in the US they are mostly in nursing facilities and not very mobile.

No. This is a pandemic. In a pandemic, the differences you mention are non-existent.

We are just as much at risk as the Chinese and the Italians. Why? Because the age pyramids in all these countries, including the USA, is the same - there are many elderly and people with pre-existing conditions, due to our nations' wealth and healthcare systems. Third world countries don't have as many sick and elderly people (they die off much sooner because they don't have good healthcare or living conditions!), and may ironically not have as many deaths per infected people.

The point is: learn what not to do from China and Italy. Learn what to do from South Korea. In no particular order (because it all needs to happen now):

1. Do not visit the elderly without protection. Prevent them from attending church services, concerts and any group setting where they can be easily contaminated, especially by kids.
2. Close schools now, because they are hotbeds of viral spread.
3. Encourage telework for those who can, to protect the workers who cannot.
4. Cancel large group gatherings.
5. Block entry to people coming from hotspot countries, and quarantine US citizens returning from hotspots.
6. Disembark all cruise passengers into mandatory quarantine, and discourage all large cruises during the pandemic. You've seen that cruises have been responsible for the dissemination of the virus all around the globe.
7. Accelerate production of hand sanitizer, disinfectant, gloves, gowns and masks for medical personnel.
8. Create drive-through testing locations, or walkable testing locations in cities, with adequate protection for staff and people waiting in line.
9. And continue to wash hands frequently, sanitize hands while out and about, and not touch your face.

your suggestions are an under reaction.
1. Those gatherings should be canceled.
2. yes
3. yes
4. yes
5. any country with more than 2 cases instead of hotspot. Any country with 8 cases can become Wuhan 2.0 in 2 weeks.
6. yes, and ban not discourage
7. citizens need masks too
8. yes
9. yes
10. Each State must show its work in how it is preparing as best it can to provide intensive care 1% of its entire population over less than a month.

You people are SICK! You want to deny elderly people the right to worship?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one wants to have their kids at home, but think of the teachers. Many are in the older age brackets. Myself included. Many kids don’t show symptoms but are highly contagious. It’s not enough to wait and see how many get sick.

+1000

I highly doubt the schools are going to close "just in case." They will wait for something to happen first. They will not have community support if they close before even 1 student or teacher gets sick.

+1

With the preliminary US mortality numbers available now, I have increasing doubts that schools will close for extended periods of time. Maybe here and there when there are confirmed cases, to deep clean.

Should’t have parents a right and say in protecting their kids in democracy?